May 2013
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The lost tunnels of the Southern Pacific Railroad,...
Wrights Station, 100 year comparison
Nestled amid the Santa Cruz Mountains, a stones throw from Silicon Valley but well-hidden by the redwood forests, you can find the remains of a historic rail corridor, built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1880s. I set out to see what remained of these historic towns and the forgotten infrastructure that once connected them.
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The steep...
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The Ransome Tree Feller
Tales from the Cabin Fever Expo by Mike Piersa
Every spring, model engineers across America emerge from their basement workshops and show off their latest creations at the Cabin Fever Expo in York, PA. Home machinists, backyard foundrymen, and industrial artisans display miniature engines and machinery that often required hundreds of hours to create. The most enthralling...
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April 2013
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March 2013
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February 2013
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Imagination: The Spring 2013 Reading List Reviews
Memoirs of a Revolutionary - Victor Serge - p.576 Victor Serge was born in Brussels to Russian political exiles, founding his worldview in bureaucratic opposition. Expelled from Belgium, arrested and imprisoned in France, Serge arrived to his ancestral homeland to participate in its’ 1918 Revolution. Constantly pursued for speaking against perceived injustice, Serge communicates in his...
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The Stability of the Lewis Mine
By Rick Olson
The undulating topography of the San Juan mountain range truly exemplifies the motivation of striking it rich in the four corners. Complex mines built miles outside of town along steep, steep terrain evoke images of the immense difficulty involved with hauling enormous iron mechanisms. The process nowadays would be aided by helicopter and still considered a serious...
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